I’m Possessed

Yes, I am! Well, you may not understand, but I will try to help you understand. Strongly possessed. By whom? I will tell you.

Let me start with Mark 5: 2 – 5
“As Jesus stepped ashore, a demon-possessed madman came out of the graveyard and confronted Him. This man continually lived among the tombs, and no one could subdue him any more, even with a chain; For he had been bound often with shackles for the feet and handcuffs, but the handcuffs of [light] chains he wrenched apart, and the shackles he rubbed and ground together and broke in pieces; and no one had strength enough to restrain or tame him. Night and day among the tombs and on the mountains he was always shrieking and screaming and beating and bruising and cutting himself with stones.”

Yes, this man was possessed by demons who influenced his behavior. He was insane—out of his mind and out of control. He was of no use to himself or to society.

Thanks be to the Lord Jesus. He cast out the demons controlling this madman, and he came back to his senses (verses 8–13).

Is that my possession?

LET’S TALK

Let me ask you: Who—or what—is influencing your behavior? Ask yourself.
Your answer may be, “Nobody. I influence myself.”
Well, I heard you loud and clear.

What if I tell you one truth—that every human being on earth is either influenced by self, the world, demonic spirits, or by God? And you have a lot to do with deciding who influences you. God is on the option list, so to speak. He cannot force you. YOU—the you—have to decide.

When you look at that Bible text above (Mark 5:2–5), you might say, I’m not mad. I don’t do that. I’m not possessed. That may be true. You may be—or you may not. I don’t know.

But who influences you? You might answer, “My friends. We influence each other.”

Yes, your friends do. But who influences your friends? You might say, “Everything. We live in a digital age. We choose what is best for us.”

Awesome. I like that response. Now let me ask you one more question—perhaps a few more. Do those things that influence you or your friends in most decisions draw you toward God, or away from Him?

At this point, you might wonder what God has to do with all this. Don’t be mad at me—I heard you. There is a problem there, and I will come back to it.

Or perhaps you say, We just make the best decisions that keep us safe.

Smart you. But let me add this: do those decisions retain the knowledge of God in your mind?

You might think, Well, it’s not sin per se.

True. But can you confidently look up to heaven and say, Father God, I’m doing this to Your glory?

Did you just chuckle? Okay—here is where I’m going…

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